McKendree Township
Township
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°00′12″N 87°34′37″W / 40.00333°N 87.57694°W / 40.00333; -87.57694
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1912
Area
• Total	29.37 sq mi (76.1 km2)
• Land	29.25 sq mi (75.8 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.41%
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	773
• Density	27.6/sq mi (10.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-183-45772

McKendree Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 807 and it contained 344 housing units.^[2] Forest Glen Preserve is located in this township.

History

This area was originally part of Georgetown Township, but growing dissatisfaction with a lack of development in that portion of the township, compared with the Georgetown and Westville areas, led to a petition for creation of a new township in 1912. The name came from McKendree Methodist Church.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.37 square miles (76.1 km²), of which 29.25 square miles (75.8 km²) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.41%) is water.^[2] The stream of White Branch runs through this township.

Extinct towns

• Meeks

Adjacent townships

• Danville Township (north)
• Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana (northeast)
• Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana (southeast)
• Love Township (south)
• Georgetown Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Bock, Elwood Church, Locket, Lorance, McKendree, Michael, Niccum and North Fork.

Demographics